Farin Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 [big]Eagles charge £1000[/big] [smaller](Friday October 12, 2007 04:47 PM) yahoo.co.uk[/smaller] The Eagles are to play a rare live show in London, charging almost £1000 (US$2037) per ticket. The reformed rock legends are set to release a new studio album, "Long Road Out Of Eden", their first in almost 30 years, later this month. To coincide with the record, the seminal line-up of Glenn Frey, Timothy B Schmit, Don Henley and Joe Walsh, play the Indigo2 venue on October 31. The concert, which takes place inside the O2 Arena, is described as a "once in a lifetime gig", according to an Eagles spokeswoman. Priced at £950(US$1935) per ticket, the capacity of the gig is 2,300. "Long Road Out of Eden" is due for release on October 29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 If they manage to sell all the tickets, that's more than two million pounds. What on earth do they need so much money for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 well, I guess plane tickets to the UK aren't cheap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 You mean for them? Yes... that must be why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 That is incredibly ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 I'll pay that same amount so I won't have to listen to the eagles and eagles-related crap for the rest of me life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Pfft. I've said this before, but when we saw the Eagles in Oz in 2004, we paid $260 [thats approx. $235 US or 165 Eur] each for our tickets. And they weren't even the top seats. Those were almost $600. Good concert, but it ain't worth that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 I wonder who it is that sets prices for concerts. Like with the Miley Cyrus thing, I can't imagine she's the one who came up with the pricing scheme for her shows. I also wonder if the artists are even aware of the outrageous prices some of these venues charge for their fans to see them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Another bad thing is that it's probably in some huge arena, which is generally a pretty bad kind of venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted October 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 ^ it's in the O2 Arena a bit strange is that the arena has a capacity of 20 000, while the article says that it's a concert for 2,300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Yes... they could get 20 million pounds instead of just 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Without looking the exact information up, I know that for the Hell Freezes Over Tour, those were, at the time, the highest ever charged for a concert ticket. The promoters are responsible for the high prices for the most part, but the band definately has input. The Eagles think a lot of themselves. If it truly is going to be a performance for only 2300 people, that would account for the prices a bit, that's a pretty small crowd for such a huge band, and might make it worth it to an extent. But I don't understand the use of 20,000 seat arena, for only 2300, so I wonder if that is correct? Interesting to me, is that apparently the ice in Hell has melted a bit, and it's not frozen anymore. Don Felder is apparently NOT involved in this release. No big surprise, since his tell all book that they have fought about for years is about to be released in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berjo Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Although I think it's ridiculous for anyone to pay over $100 to see a band that was only in it's prime 30 years ago, I'll have to rain on the parade for the original post for it needs to be edited. The tickets are not available to the public. They're only available to members of the music industry. You can read all about it here from BBC News. I think it's safe to say that BBC News is a reputable news source. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7041500.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Even if it´s for the members of the music industry (it should be for the stars of the music industry... there´s plenty of people working in the music industry who won´t afford that concert) it´s ridiculous. Unless it´s a benefit concert or something... I guess the audience will be plenty of McCartneys, Elton Johns, Bransons, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_n_white Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 Even though The Eagles are my all time favorite group I would never pay that to see them. I didn't pay the $300 per ticket,or whatever it was,for the Hell Freezes Over tour. But if they or any artist can make that kind of money on a tour,more power to them. It is ridiculous but I doubt if any of us,if in the same position as them,would turn it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 No way would I pay this for any artist. Not even Janis, or to see The Beatles...all of them, no way. And I like The Eagles, but this is ridiculous. Prices like this for tickets makes some fans wonder about their favorite artist. An artist can make money without ridiculous ticket prices, look at The Stones...biggest tour of 2007 and their prices weren't so high. This is just wacked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 This would only be acceptable if it was for charity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 This would only be acceptable if it was for charity Obviously. Or if some exotic millionaire wanted to throw a party for his millionaire friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_n_white Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Would love to have the means to throw a party with the invitations reading: Music provided by The Eagles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 But don't forget to add 'live' to your invitation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I could just imagine people flooding the doors with hopes of seeing Eagles and the host slips in a CD!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_n_white Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 But don't forget to add 'live' to your invitation Yeah that's true,otherwise people will think it's just like all my parties with CD's playing on a crappy sound system and stale potato chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 And don't forget the warm flat beer BnW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayzor Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Eeeeewwww! Warm flat beer? I'll never show up there for a party! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 What do you expect for $2000!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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